Emmanuel Episcopal Church

Jeremiah Development established a community garden in 2010 at the corner of North Court Street and Park Avenue. Each summer since, the garden has been utilized to teach members of the community how to garden successfully, offered fresh produce to residents and visitors to the Coronado-Haskell neighborhood, and provided food pantries with fresh fruits and vegetables. Flower beds border the garden, adding beauty to this downtown location. We have just begun cleaning and planting for 2014. We will be working in the garden each Saturday at 9:00 and we encourage you to come when you are able for fun, fellowship and good food! To learn more please call the church office and leave a message for Ginny Hatwich or Nancy Smith.

Supported by our congregation and other local groups to serve about 200 people every Saturday afternoon at the Jubilee Center. It's a rewarding experience and an opportunity to make new friends. 

Every Saturday at the Jubilee Center (next door to the church) the doors come open at noon and a line of 100-200 individuals comes into the Center to share a full, hot meal, prepared and served by volunteers from Emmanuel or one of several churches, mosques or organizations in the Rockford area.

If your church, club, agency or professional group would like to become one of the crews, you may contact Stan McGroarty. To take responsibility for the entire process, you will need several volunteers and an allocation for groceries. The work crew assembles at 10:30 AM on Saturdays and is often finished with cleanup a little before 2:00 PM.

If you know someone who needs a meal, ask them to come to the Jubilee Center at the corner of Park and Court Streets at noon on Saturday. There is no charge for the meal.  

 For any or all of these outreach services, you may call the church office at 815-964-5514 and leave a message for the person listed with each service.